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| Sr. Fran Cardillo, OSF (Franciscan Sisters of Allegany), director, and Mark Printz, farmer, |
Canticle Farm
3835 South Nine Mile Road
Allegany, NY 14706
716-373-1215
fran1180@earthlink.net
canticle.farm@fsalleg.org
www.fsalleg.org/canticlefarm.htm
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Canticle Farm; a four-year old non-profit, incorporated CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and guided by a core group of local people; is committed to connecting all peoples, practicing Earth-friendly habits, and realizing a Creation-centered spirituality. Up to 30 different crops are raised using sustainable/organic practices provide 180 shareholders with fresh produce from mid-June through late October. Shareholders and others participate directly in the farm's production, educational programs, seasonal festivals, mandalas, and labyrinth walk.
The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany decided in 2000 that as an effort to support their commitment to the environment they would sponsor a farm that used sustainable agriculture principles and would be supported by the local civic community. The land was purchased by the Congregation, then paid for later by an anonymous donor.
St. Francis’ "The Canticle of Creatures" gives testimony to what Francis and the Sisters and shareholders at Canticle Farm commit to: "all are brother and sister in the cosmic fraternity, that no one and nothing are marginalized – all are included, all have value, all have a song to be sung in praise of the Creator."
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| Sr. Mary Ann Garisto, Sisters of Charity of New York |
Sisters Hill Farm
Stanfordville, NY 12581;
845-868-7048
shfarm@earthlink.net; or
mgaristo@aol.com
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NY
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Sisters Hill Farm located in Stanfordville, NY in the Hudson Valley, is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project of the Sisters of Charity of New York. The farm provides pesticide-free organic vegetables from June to Novemeber to 185 shareholders, who receive between 5-15 pounds of produce each week. Shares are distributed at the farm and also at Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx.In addition to growing healthy vegetables in an environmentally sustainable way, one of the main goals of the farm is to donate approximately 25% of the harvest to soup kitchens, food pantries, meals-on-wheels programs and needy families. As advocates for people who are poor for more than 180 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York see this project as a natural extension of their work, and as a means to help restore the lost connection between people and agriculture. [July 2003] |
| Sr. Margo Saick, OP (Sisters of St. Dominic) |
Sparkill Dominican Convent,
175 Route 340,
Sparkill, NY 10976;
914-246-4531;
914-246-4596.
www.sparkill.org/
spiritual.html
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NY
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* This 186 acres of woodlands is used by the city-based Sisters primarily during the summer months to reconnect with the land. A garden on the site is part of a community supported agriculture project. Spiritual growth and development centers include Dominican Center ,Villa St Joseph, and Villa St Dominic. The Sisters hope one day to be involved with the land as a full-time residential community. [2001]
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